truders— such as moths, millers, robbers, &c. — the best adapted 
for hiving, ventilation and having perfect control of your swarms; 
the kind of bees kept — whether the common black bee or Italians; 
their hardiness and qualities; liabilities to evils pertaining to both 
should be especially brought to notice. 
More liberal premiums should be offered by Agricultural Socio- 
ties in this particular branch of rival economy ; and this should 
be urged until the end is accomplished. 
For more extended remarks in relation to the importance of in- 
stituting a thorough change, I can do no better than to quote some 
suggestions from a report on Hoe Culture , by IVilliam Buckisch, 
Hortonloiun Texas, Patent Office lleport for I860: 
“Among the means best adapted to the promotion and general 
distribution of bee-culture, instruction and practice rank the 
highest. There are already many good bee-manuals, the influence 
of which, however, should be increased by the establishment of a 
special journal for bee-culture, and model bee-houses. From the 
importance of bee-culture, in respect to national economy, model 
bee-stands ought to be put up bjtli by the National and Stale 
Governments. 
“ Such model bee-stands might be attached to the Agricultural 
Division of the Patent Ofliee, under the management, of a special 
bee-master. The object of such a model bee-house would be to 
promote bee-culture, uot only by distributing swarms and queens, 
but by diffusing practical knowledge among the public at large, 
and generally serving as a bee-school , to teach by practical demon- 
strations^ the natural history and habits of the bee, and to show 
all the operations and manipulations in bee-keeping; for instance, 
the production of artificial swarms, hiving, taking out honey, &c. 
. “This object might be still further secured in establishments of a 
similar character by all the State Governments, in connection with 
the several State Agricultural Colleges, or other similar institu- 
tions. Such establishments based upon the results and experience 
of modern investigations and principles, laid down by Science 
herself, and by recognized masters in this branch of industry, 
should be conducted only by intelligent and practical men, who, 
by long experience, have become thoroughly acquainted with the 
progress made in bee-culture and its present condition. 
“To any objections against such model or experimental bee-stands 
on the ground of expense, it may be replied that they would not 
only sustain themselves, but, beyond the great object to be at- 
tained — the general promotion of bee-culture throughout the 
